Haskell Indian Nations University is an NAIA school in Lawrence, Kansas. Founded in 1884, it’s a government-funded school for Native Americans.
On February 15th, as part of the DOGE purge, the women’s basketball coach at Haskell was fired. He was part of the 25% of the staff at Haskell to be let go. But, rather than simply walking away, he offered to stay on through the end of the season as an unpaid volunteer.
Last Sunday, the team won their conference tournament to earn a spot in the NAIA national tournament.
Led by fired coach, Haskell’s women’s basketball is the Cinderella story we needed - Yahoo Sports